California Angels - The Clinton Years (1990-1999)
 
   
 

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          Yr P W L   Yr P W L   Yr P W L             1990  
          1990 4 80 82   1993 5 71 91   1997 2 84 78             Decade  
          1991 7 81 81   1994 4 47 68   1998 2 85 77             Click  
          1992 6 72 90   1995 2 78 67   1999 4 70 92             On Logo  
                    1996 4 70 91                          
                                                       
   
  Titles: Top Angels Players of the Nineties  
  None  
    Pitchers:  
  BallPark: Chuck Finley (44.72) -   108  
  Anaheim Stadium (1990-1997) Mark Langston (26.12) -   67  
  Edison Field (1997-1999 Anaheim stadium remodelled) Troy Percival (10.61) -   43  
    Jim Abbott (13.89) -   24  
  Team Name: Bryan Harvey (4.96) -   19  
  Angels Omar Olivares (6.59) -   15  
    Shawn Boskie (1.13) -   14  
  Owner:  Jason Dickson (3.29) -   13  
  Gene Autry (died after '98 season, family owned in '99) Brian Anderson (1) -   11  
       
  General Managers: Catchers:  
  Mike Port (1990-1991) Lance Parrish (5.91) -   20  
  Dan O'Brien (1991-1993)    
  Whitey Herzog (1993) First Basemen:  
  Bill Bavasi (1994-1999) Wally Joyner (5.79) -   16  
    JT Snow (1.06) -   12  
  Managers: Mo Vaughn (1.82) -  6  
  Doug Rader (1990-1991)    
  Buck Rogers (1991-1994) Second Basemen:  
  John Wathan (1992 - interim while Rogers was injured) Tony Phillips (5.21) -   11  
  Marcel Lacheman (1992 - interim while Rogers was injured)    
  Bobby Knoop (1994) ShortStop:  
  Marcel Lacheman (1994-1996) Gary DiSarcina (10.63) -   33  
  John McNamara (1996) Rex Hudler (4.89) -   9  
  Joe Maddon (1996, 1998, 1999) Randy Velarde (6.73) -   8  
  Terry Collins (1997-1999) Dick Schofield (3.78) -   7  
       
  No Hitters: Third Base:  
  Mike Witt and Mark Langston (1990) Dave Hollins (3.13) -   8  
       
  Hall of Famers: Outfield:  
  Dave Winfield Tim Salmon (27.74) -   63  
    Jim Edmonds (20.48) -   55  
  Rookie of the Year: Garret Anderson (10.23) -   32  
  Tim Salmon (1993) Luis Polonia (2.37) -   30  
    Chad Curtis (6.43) -   29  
  MVP: Darin Erstad (9.18) -   25  
  None Chilli Davis (9.29) -   21  
    Dave Winfield (1.69) -   11  
  Cy Young:    
  None Notable Events:  
     
  Notable Events: 1998 - Anaheim stadium is remodelled to get rid of the cavernous center   
   field now that the football Rams are gone to St. Louis. The ballpark is   
  1990 - After a 91 win season in '89, the Angels sign ace lefty Mark Langston, 29,   improved immensely turning into a baseball friendly venue and is renamed   
  as a free agent to try to get to the next level. Unfortunately, the 1989 success   Edison field. Coincidentally, the team plays better in the baseball  
  was a mirage and the club drops eleven games in the standings to under .500  friendly atmosphere.  
  The Nineties will be another failed decade for the Angels. They finish exactly .500    
  in '91 and don't reach that lofty height until towards the end of the decade in '97. 1998 - Gene Autry dies after the season and his family sells the club to   
  The good thing about the decade is that Anaheim will start accumulating talent  Disney in '99. He rides off into the sunset never having won  
  to fuel the club early in the next century.  anything with the Angels.  
       
  1993 - The excellent  outfield of the future starts taking shape for the Angels. 1999 - Mo Vaughn is signed as a Free Agent and immediately gets hurt  
  Tim Salmon, 24, is Rookie of the Year. Jim Edmonds, 23, is also a rookie in '93. He will be a major bust with the Angels.  
  Garret Anderson, 21, comes up the following season. None were top picks in the    
  free agent draft, Edmonds was a 7th round pick in '88, Salmon a 3rd round pick in 1999 - Anaheim finishes off a poor decade with a last place 70-92 finish.  
  89 and Anderson a 4th round pick in '90 They only had two above .500 seasons in the Nineties.  
    However, all this losing has provided a lot of high draft picks fueling   
  1995 - Righty relief ace Troy Percival, 25, is a rookie. He was a 6th round pick in a nice young nucleus moving forward into the next century.   
  the '90 draft